Your Art World
Sat 28 Oct 2023
11am - 12:30pm
Free
Booking essential
On now until Sun 14 Apr 2024
Open daily, 10am–5pm
We’re helping young people across Scotland to discover a whole new world of creative possibilities. By providing tools and support, Your Art World demystifies the creative process and makes art accessible to everyone. This inclusive display includes work collected over the past year in a nation-wide call out to those aged from 3–18years old. These young artists could be as imaginative as they liked and use any materials of their choice. They were guided by themes set by other young people, or they could simply freestyle it.
At the heart of Your Art World is a goal to inspire and empower young people to think and act creatively but there’s also the added bonus of having your artwork showcased. All submissions can be viewed via our online gallery and are now displayed digitally at the National until spring 2024 with a selection of 2D and 3D physical works. There is also an ‘interactive zone’ where visitors can get creative themselves! If you would like to see how a five-year-old responds to the prompt, ‘imagine what it’s like to be a tiny bee’, then be sure to check out this exhibition.
Detailed information on accessibility at the National Galleries of Scotland
Our partial Changing Places toilet has all of the facilities of a full Changing Places toilet, and though the floor area meets the overall size requirement (13.54m2 minimum), it is just a little too narrow to be classed as a full Changing Places toilet.
There are a limited number of small lockers available, but there is no space to store large items of luggage.
There is limited on street parking close by including for those with a blue badge.
The National can be found just off Princes Street in the city centre.
Your Art World is an online community by and for 3-18 year olds: a place to think, wonder, create and share your art online. Find resources and open-ended challenges to inspire critical thinking, play and individual voice.
Become a Friend to enjoy unique access to the nation’s art collection with unlimited free entry to exhibitions, Friends-only exhibition previews and a 10% discount in our gallery shops & cafés.
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